Improvement in bed-pans



EDWIN 5M." GHAFFEE, oF 'PROVIDENCE RHODE 'ISLANngAss'IeNoR To` easy position.l

patient, so that he canll the tubesC A and chamber a prior to evucuating.

GEORGE PORTER, OF -WASHAI-NGTON, DISTRICT COLUMBIA..

Lezen Pentlvp. 68,954,4afed september-17, 18e-1.`

IMPROVEMENT IN Bsnfrms, Q

To LL wHoM 'Im MAY oo NcERN:

Be-it known that I, EDWIN M CHIFFRE, of Providence, in the county of vlx'ovidonce,and in the Stute of Rhode Island, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Beil-Pans; y and do hereby `dec'lllre that 'the following is a full, clear, and 'exact descriptionthereoffreference being had to' `the accompunying drawings, f

sndlto the letters of reference marked thereon, marking a. part of this specification.

Figure represents a longitudinal section,

l:Figure 2 a plan view, and p Figure 3 s section of the "mouth-piece. l' i y My Ainvention relates to an India-rubber pan to be placed under an invalid when the said pan is uninatcl," i und to be indsted the `'patient or other person so as to gradually elevafteV the body and givelthe seme ein` if In the annexed drawings, represents the main pei-toi' the' pan, which is n largeAaii-'tght pipe, withf the" L" y I y rear end enlarged, and an additional chamberya, attached. The circular form ofthe -pipe forms d suitable` opening in the cent'reto allow the debris of the patient to fall through, when it is received upon the outlet pipe B, which forms the bottom of the pan. It will he seen that the outlet pipe has rtstr'ap, `:,at its forwaidjeu'd, y1 which is buckled at e tov the upperpartof the front end of the main pipe, so that when in use the bottom of thei outlet' isA close under the opening` z, and prevents the egress of the passages. from the patient, but allows them tol f be retained until properly disposed of. C represents c ilexible' tube, connected to the forward part of pipe A, and provided, with a mouth-piece and valv,"g. This tube is of sucentlengtll to poss` t'o the mouth of the` I Having thus fullydeserbed my invention','whn.t I claim as new,and desire to secure by IIettersPetenti'sl, The pipe A, with supplemental chamber a, outlet pipe Botube C, with mouthpiece 4und vqlveg, when-g 'arranged and operating in the manner substantially as and for the purposes specified.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand and scalthis .18th dey ot' April, EDWIN M. ciments.V `[L 3.3

Witnesses HENRY MARTIN, Cannes Summe. 

